Setting for finger-rings or other articles of jewelry.



No. 694,594. Patented Mar. 4, 1902.

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@,rwl Y NN NNL UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. VITTSTEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SCHRADER- VITTSTEIN COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SETTING FOR FINGER-RINGS'OR OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELRY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LetterslPatent No. 694,594, dated March 4, 1902.

v Application filed August 7, `1901.. eSerial No. 71,142. (No model.)

shirt-studs, scarf-pins, and other like articles of adornmen't.

My primary obj ect is to provid'e-avsetting ofY light but firm construction, cheap manufacture, and improved results in use.

The invention involves the use of a setting of comparatively light standards and a rim connecting the upper portions of said standards and serving as a bezel or a portion thereof. l l

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures l, 2, and 3 represent, respectively, side, edge, and plan views of one embodiment of theinvention applied to a finger-ring; Figs. 4 and 5, plan and edge views,l respectively, of a bezel-rim employed; Figs; 6 and 7, elevational and plan views, respectively, of an openwork piece which serves to support the bezel-v rim; Figs. 8 and 9, plan and edge views, respectively, of abase-piece which serves to support said open-work and to form the connection between the same and the article of jewelry in connection with which the setting is employed; and Figs. lO and 1l elevational and sectional views, respectively, of a modiiied form of said setting. p

In the preferred construction there are employed a bezel-rim, a separately-formed open- Awork piece affording standards supporting said rim and bound together thereby, and a separately-formed base-piece supporting said open-work piece and forming the connection between the same and the article of jewelry.-

Referring to Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive, A represents a ring or band, and B a setting. The setting comprises a base-piece a, Figs. 8 and 9, an open-work piece ct', Figs. G and '7, and a bezel-rim a2, Figs. 4 and 5. The base-piece is in the form of an inverted hollow cone vfrnstum having a perforation a3. The piece a is preferably stamped and fashioned from a single piece of sheet metal and comprises standards a4, having curved connections a5 at their lower portions and flanking a central vertical perforation as. The standards are decorated by grooves nl.7 on their outer sides, perforations 0,8 at their upper ends, and beads or scrolls a9, flanking the standards a short distance beneath their upper ends. The rim a2 is in'this construction quite light and serves merely to support the brilliant, while the `upper ends d10 of the standards which project above the bezel-rim afford clenchingprongs for securing the brilliant. The rim preferably has an upwardly-flaring inner surface, as kshown in plan at Fig. 4. It is obvious that in this construction the girdle of the brilliant may lie within the rim or above the rim, according to the relative sizes of the rim and girdle.

Fig.y l clearly illustrates a convenient method of attachment to a linger ring or band. As shown, the small end of the cone frustum isdownturned, so that the latter readily fit-s between the 'correspondingly-sloping ends of the ring, where it is soldered in place.

In the 'modification of Figs. 10 and 11 the prongs am are dispensed with and the rim a2 replaced by a heavier rim b, which surmounts the standards of the open-work b', the latter being secured to abase-piece'b2. The rim is distinctly beveled internally to receive the girdle of the brilliant, and the latteris secured in place by spinning the rim over it, making the rim concave in cross-section.

, In either modification the light can reach the pavilion as well as the crown of the gern freely, thereby' securing its full brilliancy. Also in either construction a gem with a defective girdle may be set to the best advantage; since the girdle may bev metal bound. Moreover, a setting of exceedingly light and handsome design can be produced -at comparatively low cost. l The ordinary light standards or clenching-prongs are reduced to a minimum in number and are bound together by a rim, thereby adding to the security of the setting and facilitating cleaning thereof. It will be understood from the illustrations IOO that the design of the setting may be varied withoutdepartnrefrommyinvention. Hence no undue limitation is to be understood from the foregoing detailed description.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Asettingofthecharacterdeseribed,eo1n prising light standards separated by spaces, and a bezel-rim supported Wholly thereon and secured to the upper portions thereof, substantally as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Asetting of the character described,com prising open-Work and an independentlyformed bezel-rim supported wholly thereon, said open-Work being stamped from sheet material and including standards connected by said rim, substantially as and for the purpose set-forth.

3. A setting comprising indepeni'lenllyformed base-piece, open-Work and bezel-rim, said open-Work including standards and su rmounting and secured to said base-piece, and 

